[1/4]A member of Star of Hope, a charity organization, passes out water to homeless people during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O’HareJune 27 (Reuters) – A prolonged heat wave kept its grip on the U.S. South on Tuesday as dangerously high temperatures rising well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) and oppressive humidity were on tap across a wide swath of the region through the holiday weekend.Meanwhile, in Chicago, children, the elderly and people with respiratory diseases were being cautioned to stay indoors for a wholly different reason: polluted air.Some 62 million …
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